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Snake won't eat

S

Sweet Pickle

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Well, I got another one that just wants to send me to an early grave... This one is a little female Miami Corn that I picked up at MARS from Serpenco last Saturday...

I put a TINY live pink in front of it yesterday afternoon and the snake just crawled over it for 2 hours and then crawled away and curled up.

These baby snakes are really Goddamn aggravating.

Peter

:mad:
 
I use those for mine too. You might try feeding her in her deli cup.
Rich Z keeps his hatchlings in their deli cups and that is where they are used to eating. I have 6 hatchlings from Serpenco right now and I put them in their deli cups to feed them. Everyone eats even though some were getting ready to shed. I have bought 14 snakes from Serpenco and all are great eaters:D Try it and see what happens, it can't hurt:)
 
Also, corn snakes need a temperature gradient. 84 degrees is fine for the warm side, but they should also have an area that's only about 75 degrees.
 
You might also want to consider feeding your hatchling at or around sundown since that is when cornsnakes normally come out to feed in the wild. I feed all my corns at sundown or night and have great success.
 
well

In the summer all my corns are kept at 82-84 degrees. A gradient doesn't always have to be acheieved perfectly and most do fine in a heated room. Big breeders dont have a heat source on each and every cage, a lot of them heat the entire room. And with my reptile collection thats my only alternative. It works fine. My animals are thriving. Mind you the temp doesnt get above 85 and they all have hides under their water bowls which are considerablly cooler.

You should try leaving the hatchling in a dark bag or box overnight at sundown to sunset. He might eat then. If not try a dead pinkie. He might have been eating thawed not live. Brain a pinkie and try that as well. Remember no matter what method you try the snake needs a few days (3-7) to relax between each attempt or it will get stressed out and it won't eat.

bmm
 
I know that they should have a thermal gradient but I only have one room for snakes (I am lucky that my wife even allows that).

I have 1.1 Green Tree Pythons, 1.1 Jungle/ Diamond Pythons, 1.1 Ball Pythons, 2 Black Rat Snakes, 1 Yellow Rat Snake, and 1 Everglades Rat Snake in the same room so I feel that 84 degrees is adequate for the colubrids and the pythons...

I think that If I put even the 3" heat tape under the sheboxes - it will get too hot. I may try the deli cup thing - I have no doubt that any reason for the snake not eating is mine and not the fault of Serpenco. I talked to Rich at Mid Atlantic and he relayed to me that he does not bring his, "problems", to the show - I believe him.

This is just so goddamn stressful that's all. I want to shake the snake like a little kid and say, "eat damnit - you have to eat", but what are you gonna do? All you can do is walk on eggshells around the snake until it settles in.
 
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